Phylogenetic diversity of archaea and bacteria in the anoxic zone of a meromictic lake (Lake Pavin, France).

Anne-Catherine Lehours (1) , Paul Evans (2) , Corinne Bardot (1) , Keith Joblin (2) , Gérard Fonty (1)

1 LMGE - Laboratoire Microorganismes : Génome et Environnement
2 Grasslands Research Centre

The compositions of archaeal and bacterial populations at different depths (60 m [mixolimnion-chemocline interface], 70 m [chemocline-subchemocline interface], 90 m, and 92 m [the water-sediment interface]) in the anoxic zone of the water column in Lake Pavin, a freshwater permanently stratified mountain lake in France, were determined. Phylogenetic trees were constructed from sequences to assess archaeal and bacterial diversity at the four sites.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Anne-Catherine Lehours, Paul Evans, Corinne Bardot, Keith Joblin, Gérard Fonty. Phylogenetic diversity of archaea and bacteria in the anoxic zone of a meromictic lake (Lake Pavin, France).. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2007, 73 (6), pp.2016-9. ⟨10.1128/AEM.01490-06⟩. ⟨hal-00528262⟩